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Interest rates rise to 1.25% as Bank of England battles rising inflation

The rise is the fifth consecutive hike by the Bank’s monetary policy committee

The Independent UK

How far should interest rate hikes go?

No doubt remains as to whether the Bank of Thailand will raise interest rates. The bank's governor has made it clear they must be raised to deter rising inflation, and that this must be done in a timely manner. Analysts have taken his speech as indicating a 25bp hike will…

Bangkok Post

The End Of The Work From Home And Why Office Properties Will Outperform The Market

In today’s labor market, negotiating power is on the side of the laborer. There are 2 job openings for every unemployed person in the United States, heavily skewing the labor supply/demand curve in favor of the supply side. But that will be quickly coming to an end as that dislocation…

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Govt at odds with Bank of Thailand over raising rates

Government leaders are publicly making a case for keeping interest rates lower for longer, a call that is putting them at odds with the nation’s monetary policy makers who are keen to raise borrowing costs sooner to keep inflation from overheating.

Bangkok Post

Ahead of FOMC Decision, Bill Ackman Has This Advice For The Fed

Hedge fund investor and Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman has a word of advice for the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is due to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday after a two-day meeting of its monetary policy arm.

Benzinga

3 Small-Cap Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio in June

The stock market tanked in the last trading session after a hotter-than-expected inflation data release. Investors are worried about the possibility of the Fed’s aggressive monetary policy tightening pushing the economy into a recession. However, the market downturn presents an excellent opportunity to add quality small-cap stocks P.A.M. Transportation Services…

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3 Red-Hot Tech Stocks to Buy and Watch

The acceleration in digital transformation across industries has been a significant tailwind for tech companies amid the pandemic. Although the Fed tightening monetary policy has kept the tech sector under pressure, analysts are bullish on its long-term prospects. Thus, we think fundamentally strong tech stocks Fair Isaac (FICO), ON Semiconductor…

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Will RBI's rate hike really tame inflation?

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the policy rates by 50 basis points (bps) on June 8, following the inter-meeting hike of 40bps in May. This has brought the repo rate to 4.90%. The back-to-back hikes signal that inflation has been reinstated as…

The Times of India

Goldman, Nomura see Thailand embarking on rate-hike cycle

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is set to raise rates from August to quell persistently high inflation, according to analysts, ending a three-year long easy monetary policy stance to shield the Covid-19 pandemic-hit economy.

Bangkok Post

War led to globalisation of inflation, says RBI governor raising FY23 inflation projection to 6.7%

MUMBAI: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said the Ukraine-Russia war has led to globalisation of inflation and is posing new challenges, as the central bank upped the inflation projection to 6.7 per cent for current fiscal year.

The Times of India

RBI's rate hike is just a matter of how much: Report

NEW DELHI: As monetary policy makers huddle to find ways to tame inflation, the question for them is not whether to raise borrowing costs, but by how much.

The Times of India

ASX falls ahead of RBA meeting, global stock markets slide, Rio Tinto sued over Queensland refinery

Australian shares fall ahead of the RBA meeting on Tuesday, pulled down by a slide in global equities as US jobs data signals the Federal Reserve will likely continue raising interest rates to ease inflation.

ABC News

4 Buy-Rated Stocks with Massive Dividends

As the better than expected jobs report is unlikely to give the Federal Reserve reason to pause its aggressive monetary policy tightening, and thus the economy could witness a slowdown, we think it could be wise to scoop up shares of high-dividend companies ZIM Integrated (ZIM), Western Midstream (WES), Stellantis…

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RBI to go for another 0.40% hike in rates at next week's policy review meet: Report

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank is expected to go for another rate hike of 0.40 per cent at the scheduled review of the monetary policy next week, a foreign brokerage said on Friday.

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Investors urged to be wary of digital assets

A local cryptocurrency industry leader recommends suspending investment in digital assets as he expects the global market to face intense volatility in the near term from rate hikes and monetary policy tightening.

Tribune News Service

Zombie firms face slow death in US as era of easy credit ends

They are creations of easy credit, beneficiaries of central bank largesse. And now that the era of unconventional monetary policy is over, they’re facing a challenge like never before.

Newsroom.co.nz

Reserve Bank takes on fuel prices in readiness for a climate change remit

The central bank is looking to balance its obligation to manage inflation with the necessary costs of cutting emissions, in consultation on its remit.

The Conversation

Open letter: the RBA review needs to be completely independent of government

This is the text of an open letter from 12 leading economists, sent on Sunday:

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Shares rise on relief over Fed stance

Recap: Global shares rose yesterday, heading for a gain on the week, after minutes from the last Fed meeting suggested the US central bank may get less aggressive on monetary policy tightening.

Bangkok Post

Interest rate set to rise, but uncertain recovery clouds timing - BoT

Thailand's policy interest rate will have to rise but the timing will hinge on the monetary policy committee's view with the economy growing below its potential and the recovery facing uncertainty, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) board chairman said on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Global economy faces 'biggest test since the Second World War', expert warns

Kristalina Georgieva, head of the International Monetary Fund, said food and energy prices are squeezing households around the world - and central banks are tightening monetary policy to rein in inflation

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England not to blame for soaring inflation, says governor

Andrew Bailey defends response to Covid pandemic and indicates Bank will not take aggressive approach to raising interest rates

Tribune News Service

The Federal Reserve policy you’ve never heard of could have the biggest effect on your wallet

The Federal Reserve made headlines at its May meeting when it raised interest rates by the single biggest hike since 2000, but another lesser-known decision — albeit a substantially more complex one — could have an even greater influence over how much you pay to borrow money.

Reuters

Japan, Europe tread different paths as G7 warns of inflation risks

Having long trod a similar path in tackling low inflation, Japan and Europe now appear to be taking contrasting approaches to monetary policy and the risks of rising prices, which drew warnings at this week's Group of Seven gathering in Germany.

The Guardian - UK

Chief BoE economist: we’ll squeeze economy more to tame inflation

Bank of England’s Huw Pill warns ‘further work needs to be done’ after recent base rate rises

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